The general practise of physicke. Conteyning all inward and outward parts of the body, with all the accidents and infirmities that are incident unto them, even from the crowne of the head to the sole of the foote. Also by what meanes ... they may be remedied / ... Compiled and written by ... Christopher Wirtzung, in the German tongue, and now translated into English ... corr. and augm. By Jacob Mosan.

Christoph Wirsung

Date:: 1617

Credit: The general practise of physicke. Conteyning all inward and outward parts of the body, with all the accidents and infirmities that are incident unto them, even from the crowne of the head to the sole of the foote. Also by what meanes ... they may be remedied / ... Compiled and written by ... Christopher Wirtzung, in the German tongue, and now translated into English ... corr. and augm. By Jacob Mosan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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anu temper tUjo ounces of t^e tope ofj^ofes, ano giueif fatoginf^e mo^ningjin ^ fommec colo, ano m tomtec loacme* 31l5uttfpon ^ao ratherbaue pile,tlien preparet^emt||ns: SCahe ttie D^ales of pellolo ^tro^ balans lialfe an^unce^ Hnbacbe one ounce,^loe^ Diagriiiion^ofe&c^ 6ue o^ag. ^alftcke ano co^tce of eac^ one fccup. beate t^em all togetfiee tutt^ t^e mufcilage of ^^utnees bnto a malTe i pou ace to take t^eceof a o^agme at once* ‘ After Purging. H^ne tegaco Infiet^ect^e matter be pet Inaterte ano t^m, tijen pou ate to gtne ti^eGcbe boote fomelnb^f tljat ts maoe lutt^ l^oppte fisos* ^o; tbts is alfo gooo colo lofinges of ^;agagant, confetueofHores ano mater Etllies, alfo be mult fmell to things that ate colD ofnatute, as Hofeljuater (the iubteb be mult alfoo^ato bp into tbenofe) Camfete) jUofes, ^annoets,pomanoets of colo natures,tDbereoffomeareoefcnbebmtbe (trt part* ]l5uttftbe rbeumebetougbanotbtcbe,tbentsaUtbattob0fo;bo;netbatts maoe ot)3oppep beaos 9 ano mabe tbts Inater follolomg: Abe o^teo !^pirope,ILico;tce9tl^nns baire> i?tgs, l^olltbocb fisos > ano redoes of ipallotoes? of each a libe mncb> ano be Iball bolo in bm month ]S);agagant mitb a little locb Acaufe tbefefaltrbeumes bauefome commnnton tuitb tbe Htner > then is bigbl^eommen^ oeo fo; tljis ,atange batbes? that nom from iron 0; other mines in the gtouno* Mlben the patient mill go to beo, then is be to tabe a quarter 0^ balfe an ounce of the con^ femes of mater Itillies, ano bfe alfo one of tbefetmo capital! pomoersfolloming: Abe ^ace one qnatter of an ounce? reo Co^all, burnt Ino^ie? reo ano mbite ^annoers,ofeacb one fcttip* Sandaraca one quactcr Of an ounce,mater itillies one o^ag.ano a balf,Cloues balfa o^ag ♦ tem^ per them together being all beaten fmalU ano tberemitb befitem tbectomne of tbe beao, ano euerp other oapmben pou millfttem otberpomoectbereon,b;nlbefffbefielt* Aie folloming is mo^ecoling: AbeHofes, ^p^tle toe 0; leaues,Co;all?ano Butchers b;(Dme toes, of each a libe mucb*^b^ being pomo^o fmall,bre it as before* The Order of Diet. Ti^e belt meate that this patient map bfe (mben be tS not ouermeabe)are paps of Baclep, of ^pelt, of Starch,of ;i)ten meale,ano aimapes aooe fome^ugar pennets*31n libe man<» net map be eate there bearbes folloming o;elto^ foo mitb other meates: as ^pinage> ^^age,pucnaine,^allomes,anoB^es, alfo felons, dDontOs? Cucumbers. But if be be meabe, then is he to eate !^ios,^ens, ano fueb libe foboen mitb Ibefe fo^efapo bearbs 1 milo^ Ip falteo, ceace egges:Ople of fmat ;aimonosj ano all fmall biros are beep mate. 2Dhe belt that he map bfe fo j o^inbe is Barlep mater, 0? ^ngar mater? ano both bluing ili# co^icefoDoen in them.Bltemcleanefr^Mell mater tempereo mitb topeof Hofes o;lEtolets* l^emultmhollpfo;bearemine;butiftbatmiU not be, then mult be bfe a thin mine tempereo mitb a little beriuice. Bit is alfo goo counfell fo^ all rbeumaticbe perfons to a&pe as little as is polfible,ano that mitb the beao bpright. Ae mbicb together mitb the mboleboop muft be mellrecouereo,ano in the meane mbiles if anp imeat follom? be mult let the fame baue bis courfe. Bit is alfo thought goo, that the fo;eheao,tbe temples, ano tbembole b;elt be annointeo mitb opleofcisiolets, mater Lillies ano Kofes, mingleo together, 0^ mitb each apart that bis bjiealt be annointeo mitb ople of fmat kimonos ano frelb Butter. Mben as the ficbnelle is oe^ clining, then is the patients beao to be malbeo(if euer be bfeo the fame) mitb cleare Ipc, mherin isoecocteoo^ttapeoq^ario^amgentle, Kofes, Cammomil, ano^elilot, ano aftermarosbe is to be combeo,anooto mitb marine clothes. Of Rheumes with agues. §.3. i? in cafe that thmugb the fo^efapo remeoies the rbeume mill not be ItapeO, mbicb happenetb often through the abonnoance of humours ? then befalletb oftentimes a cough ano ague to fbllomit, mberebpone map melt guelfe, that the fame p^oceeoetb of a cholericUe bnwft, that Ipetb Itill biooen in tbe tjeines. Aerefo?e the letting

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